Posts tagged “China”

September 9, 2011

Chinese Business Association opening speaker series

NC CBA A case study of Cree Inc. business efforts in China will be the centerpiece of the presentation by Chinese marketing specialist Grace Ueng.

Tags: China, Cree
June 3, 2011

China takes offensive, blames US for 'Internet war'

China "Of late, an Internet tornado has swept across the world ... massively impacting and shocking the globe. Behind all this lies the shadow of America," write two Chinese military scholars.

Updated March 30, 2011

GSK heart drug Lovaza to face generic rival in US

GSK The drug's manufacturer strikes a deal to allow a generic to be sold in 2015 if not earlier.

Tags: China, GSK
February 11, 2011

Cisco's consumer business group exec leaves

Cisco The move comes after the networking giant' reports a 15 percent drop in orders for consumer products as part of a disappointing earnings report.

Tags: China
Updated July 29, 2010

Investment grows in venture hubs worldwide

Global Pace of Venture Investing The global pace of venture investing is tracking much stronger in the first half after a disappointing 2009, according to data from Dow Jones VentureSource. Most regions showed improvement, but the totals are low by historical standards.

April 16, 2010

Wake Forest Institute links research with centers in China, Japan

Medical research The goal is to speed up translation of research into therapies that patients can access.

Updated April 14, 2010

Lenovo smartbook's U.S. arrival held up, report says

Lenovo's Skylight "smartbook" Industry talk says the delay means the first round of competition goes to Apple.

Updated January 26, 2010

Google is looking for ways to maintain some operations in China

Google's China Web site The search engine giant says it is no longer willing to acquiesce to the Chinese government's demands for censored search results, yet it still wants access to the country's engineering talent and steadily growing online advertising and mobile phone markets.

Updated January 25, 2010

Who hacked Google? Not us, Chinese government says

Navigating the censored Web in China. (AP) In continuing dispute between the search engine giant and the Chinese, a government spokesman calls Google’s “accusation” as being “groundless.”

Updated January 20, 2010

Google vs. the Dragon – War over words could ignite into flames

Google vs. China As Google displays backbone and delays its phone launch in China dispute over censorship and hacking, the Chinese government warns ‘foreign enterprises’ to ‘adhere’ and ‘respect’ its ‘cultural traditions.’

Updated January 17, 2010

Chinese e-commerce giant turns on Yahoo for backing Google

Google receives support from Yahoo for China stand. In censorship argument with Chinese government, Google receives some support from rival Yahoo. In turn, Alibaba criticizes Yahoo, which owns 39% of Alibaba’s stock.

Updated January 15, 2010

Censorship debate clouds Google’s future in China

Despite all the praise the search engine giant has received for its threat to bolt China, it remains to be seen whether Google, after years of painstaking effort, will walk away.

Flowers for Google in Beijing. (AP) Flowers for Google in Beijing. (AP)

Tags: Google, China
Updated January 13, 2010

Google’s China threat is a rare show of defiance; will other firms join in?

Google China Yahoo says it is “aligned” with Google’s threat to end censorship and perhaps leave China. However, Microsoft, Cisco and other firms remain mum.